Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly

Own Service Reliability As a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), you're the first line of defense for our critical services. You'll monitor systems for degradation, respond to incidents within SLA timeframes, and coordinate with stakeholders during outages. This isn't just firefighting - you'll learn to think systematically about reliability and build automation that prevents future incidents. Drive Technical Excellence Across Domains This variety means you'll develop breadth and depth simultaneously - understanding both how to build great software and how to keep it running in production. Build Automation and Improve Systems Contribute to developing automation for production deployment and operations. You'll run code in test environments, validate functionality, and progressively build confidence in our deployment processes. Over time, you'll identify patterns in operational work and automate away toil, freeing the team to focus on higher-value engineering. Work in an environment where security isn't an afterthought - it's the foundation. You'll ensure processes achieve the highest standards of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility. You'll develop deep understanding of compliance requirements and learn to evaluate new technologies through a security lens. Analyze Data to Drive Improvements Collect, classify, and analyze metrics on system health, performance, and reliability. Your insights will directly inform product decisions and engineering priorities. You'll learn to distinguish signal from noise and escalate findings that matter. Stay current with developments in cloud technology, reliability engineering, and operational best practices. Invest in learning that improves availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance. Apply industry best practices while adapting them to our unique airgapped environment. Build Scalable, Reliable Systems Apply software engineering best practices to build code that scales to customer requirements and performs under pressure. You'll learn to design systems that are maintainable, observable, and resilient - not just functional. Understand their goals, constraints, and customer needs. Represent our perspective in design discussions and influence partner teams toward reliable solutions. Services you build and maintain exceed reliability targets Team capabilities grow through your knowledge sharing and mentorship You contribute meaningfully to both operational stability and strategic development projects Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment. Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance Technical Excellence: Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience Full stack development experience with modern frameworks and cloud-native architectures Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts, Azure DevOps, and Git/GitHub workflows 2+ years hands-on experience with Windows or Linux system administration Deep debugging skills across the entire stack - from OS to cloud services Experience building and supporting large-scale production services with focus on reliability, observability, and performance Expertise in logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring service health Proficient in scripting languages with judgment about when to transition to managed code Experience contributing to partner team codebases and navigating different engineering cultures Experience collaborating across disciplines - engineers, program managers, security, and data